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NW3 Ultra Gore SSE (Special Standalone Edition):
This is a release for Unreal Tournament concerning the new NW3 gore system.
It's called SSE given that it uses Nali Weapons 3 technology and features but it does not need Nali Weapons 3 to run at all, thus it can run with anything: normal weapons, NW3 (of course), ZP, Instagib, RX, etc...
It runs in any gametype, it can be customized from the server or the client, and all the gore effects run on the client alone thus not affecting the server itself at all.

There is no prize, this is just a fun contest for bragging rights and pats on the back. The main goal to hopefully
make a bunch of new maps for the UT community, and have some fun while doing it. The real winners of these
contests is the players, because they get some new maps to frag in. The submitted maps will be included in a
map-pack following the contest.

TIME-FRAME:

One month, starting Nov.15, 2012 and ending Dec.15, 2012 (plus 5 days grace for final submission)

CONTEST RULES:

1. Map is to be based on Epic product maps for any version of UT, and Unreal (because Unreal works in UT). Map can be a conversion with a new theme, or a modified layout, or a mash-up of Epic maps parts, or can be brushed from scratch - as long as map has recognizable Epic Games design elements. A mapper is allowed to submit a map that does not conform to the "Epic" rule - but the map will lose a point in score.

2. DM, MH, CTF game type - Maps must be runnable in ut99 and should be playable online. If map is not one of these types, it will lose a point in score.

3. XMas theme. If map is not xmas theme, that's okay, except it will lose a point in score.

4. Custom content allowed - credits must be included in a maps readme file if there are terms of re-use by original authors. A UT99.org contest banner graphic will be provided, and should appear in the map somewhere.

5. Maps must be submitted by Dec.15, 2012. Maps will be accepted up to Dec.20, but will lose one point from score.
Maps must be named using the prefix "XC" to identify them as contest maps. "XC" stands for "Xmas contest" .
Example map names: MH-XC-YourMapName, CTF-XC-YourMapName, DM-XC-YourMapName

SCORING:

Submitted maps will be scored by judges and given a point score out of 5 for looks, build and gameplay. The maps will also have a voting poll for "best DM", "best CTF", "best MH", and "Best overall" map. The winner of each poll gets one extra point added to the judged map score.

So if you make a perfect popular map, you can get 7 points. Of course, if it sucks really badly and everyone hates it, that would be ZERO

SUBMISSIONS:

Mappers can submit more than one map if they want to, can be high-poly or low poly if they want, whatever you
can do in one month. The contest ends Dec.15, 2012, but late mappers have until Dec.20 to get their map submitted.
A submission thread will be set up for mapper to include a download link for their contest map.

Contest map should be submitted in a zip or rar archive file. Archive file must contain the map, a screenshot, a readme
text file with any required credits, and any other required packages (utx, umx, uax, u, etc). Packages can be MyLeveled
if you want.

So that's it!

All mappers are welcome. One month is plenty of time to make a good map, so have fun and create some cool maps for the UT community!

OldUnreal / Smirftsch released a new patch for Unreal 1, version 227i. OldUnreal has permission from Epic Games and access to the source code to update the old game from 1998. Unreal 227i brings many new features, support for modern graphics and sound hardware and fixes for bugs that were still present in the last official patch 226f. It also comes with improved network code and many security fixes. Read the release notes for more information.

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldUnreal.com

It's been a long time since 227h was released and it is more than about time to release 227i now. As always it took way longer than expected, but our team of scripters and coders became very small. Also the number of testers and reports is not as big as it used to be. So forgive me if we missed something.
We fixed a lot of things again and improved performance as well as security. There are a lot of fixes and new small additions for UED2.1, mapping should make even more fun now. Check the Release Notes for details.

Don't forget to read the FAQ if you have problems.
So enjoy the patch and report any issues you encounter.

The ClanBase UT2004 crew is currently expanding its members, and is on the look for a new Cup Supervisor. You will be assigned to upcoming cups, whether it's Spring, Summer or Fall; your main task is to make sure the cup becomes a success and meets the standards for ClanBase Cups. You will be guiding clans, setting up rosters and playoffs, covering the cup and act as a referee to enforce the rules.

General requirements:

- In-depth knowledge of GAME and its communities
- Must be up-to-date on the game all the time
- Very active and willing to invest his/her time to help the community out
- Must be available on IRC (QuakeNET) and must participate on internal forums
- Good knowledge of written English
- (Cup) admin experience is a bonus but is not required
- Must be able to work together with others in the Crew

Working for ClanBase is voluntary, however, we do provide you with challenges and experiences that will look good on any résumé and might be a leap towards bigger adventures in e-Sports.

Tips for filling out an application form well: •Be detailed - give at least two full sentences on each section. We only have this small application to base our conclusion on, so be sure we know all about you.
•Use proper English - yes, we all use abbreviations and acronyms, but they don't look so good in an application, so try to avoid them.
•Tell us about your experience - we're not that interested in whether you were a clan-leader or not, but we do want to know about your other admin activities: public server administration, community site management, forum moderation; tell us what your responsibilities were and where.
•Things we can verify - tell us about experience that we can verify by the information you provide, if you were a referee or writer for a cup, provide us with a link.
•Get a reference - if you know a current crew member well enough for them to give you a positive rating, add their name to your application form.
•Keep your contact information up-to-date - so communication goes easier for both of us.

You all should give this game another chance, it deserves it... Let's work on this game !